Release from 19.03.2018

Semi Finals or equalizer

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For the first time in history of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga all four quarterfinal series are going into a sixths game. Four teams have the match puck already on Tuesday. The HC TWK Innsbruck and the Dornbirn Bulldogs have the chance to tie a quarterfinal series after trailing by 0:3 as first teams in history of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Viertelfinale Spiel 6
20.03.2018 Dornbirn Bulldogs - EC Red Bull Salzburg 19:15
Referees: NIKOLIC, STOLC, Pardatscher, Schauer
 
20.03.2018 HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC-KAC 19:15 (Sky Sport Austria, Streamingdienst Sky Ticket)
Referees: PIRAGIC, TRILAR, Hribar, Seewald
 
20.03.2018 HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' - Vienna Capitals 19:20 (servushockeynight.com)
Referees: SMETANA, ZRNIC, Nagy, Zgonc

20.03.2018 KHL Medvescak Zagreb - EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 19:15
Referees: KINCSES, LEMELIN, Kontschieder, Nemeth

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Fakten vor Viertelfinale Nummer 6:
  • For the first time in history of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga all four quarterfinal series are going into a sixths game.
  • Two teams have the chance to tie the series after trailing by 0:3 as first teams ever in quarter finals.
  • Only one team ever managed to turn a playoff series after trailing by 0:3. In 2009/10 the LIWEST Black Wings Linz qualified for the finals, after they were trailing by 3 wins against the Caps.
  • Never more than one quarter final series in one season went over the full distance of seven games. In total only six of 36 quarter final series found its decision in the sevenths game.
20.03.2018 Dornbirn Bulldogs - EC Red Bull Salzburg 19:15
Referees: NIKOLIC, STOLC, Pardatscher, Schauer
  • Dornbirn celebrated two consecutive wins and created the standings of 2:3. The Bulldogs could be the first team to equalize the series after trailing by 0:3.
  • The Red Bulls never gave away a three wins lead in a playoff series.
  • Die past three games of this series were decided with one goal difference.
  • The EC Red Bull Salzburg decided five of nine games this season against Dornbirn.
  • Dornbirn won eight of the past nine home games. 
Daniel Ban, Dornbirn: „The home crowd is able to push us to the next win.”
Greg Poss, Headcoach Salzburg: „We can decide the series on Tuesday. We are playing good, only our scoring efficiency is not high enough and on the defensive end we need to adjust a few little things.”
 
20.03.2018 HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC-KAC 19:15 (Sky Sport Austria, Streamingdienst Sky Ticket)
Referees: PIRAGIC, TRILAR, Hribar, Seewald
  • The past three games in the quarter final series were decided in overtime.
  • Four of the past five quarter finals games were decided with one goal difference.
  • The HCB Südtirol Alperia didn’t score a single powerplay goal in this series. The penalty killing of KAC is still perfect in the post season. 
  • Klagenfurt converted two of 23 powerplays.
  • Austin Smith (HCB) and Manuel Ganahl (KAC) are leading the scoring of this series with five points.

Dominic Monardo, HCB Alperia Südtirol: „Both teams played a good game on Sunday. On Tuesday we have to deliver our A-game. We aim to end series in front of our home court.”
 
Thomas Hundertpfund, Spieler EC-KAC: „We made a stupid mistake on Tuesday in Overtime. We need to get this defeat out of our heads as soon as possible. We still have enough energy for the turn around.” 
 
20.03.2018 HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' - Vienna Capitals 19:20 (servushockeynight.com)
Referees: SMETANA, ZRNIC, Nagy, Zgonc
  • Innsbruck booked two consecutive wins after their losing streak in playoffs against the Caps.
  • The Vienna Capitals already gave away a 3:0 lead back in the semi finals 2009/10.
  • The past four games of these two teams were decided by one goal difference.
  • Rafael Rotter (VIC) and Andrew Yogan (HCI) are leading the scoring of this series with five points.
  • The Vienna Capitals and the Innsbrucker Haie are spending the most time of all teams in the penalty box. HCI: 15 PIM/G, VIC 12,7 PIM/G

Andrew Yogan, Spieler HCI: „We are happy to have another game in front of our front court. But still we don’t want to end the season yet. We have high quality on our team and the feeling for the sixths game couldn’t be better.”

Taylor Vause, Spieler VIC: “We had a very consistent season and we showed that we are one of the best teams in this league. If we deliver what we can, we will move up to the semis”.
 
20.03.2018 KHL Medvescak Zagreb - EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 19:15
Referees: KINCSES, LEMELIN, Kontschieder, Nemeth
  •  These two teams are facing each other on monday, before they will have the sixths game of quarter finals in Zagreb on Tuesday.